Lighten TBR Challenge UNIQUE Prompt List

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Post ideas of UNIQUE prompts for our TBR monthly challenge here!

Prompt posting guidelines are in the overall instructions, but I will also post them here:

Prompts for this challenge must be fun and creative! Please do NOT suggest prompts such as:
- Read a book from your favorite author
- Read a book from the fantasy genre
- Read a book that is stand-alone
These prompts will not be used unless absolutely necessary (ex. If we need extras)

As March has already started, this month will be used to start compiling a list of unique prompts! Suggest as many as you would like, but make sure they are creative!
April is going to be the “testing” month to work out any bugs or problems with the challenge, and get feedback and suggestions from participants.

This will become a master prompt list and I will put all the prompts suggested in 1-2 posts here.

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Master Prompt List: (under spoiler)


(view spoiler)[- a book with an imaginary country or planet
- a book with a 2020 Pantone classic blue cover
- a book to help you shift your perspective
- a book that will hit the screen in 2020
- a book that takes you back in time
- a collection of short stories
- a book with multiple first person narrators
- a book featuring an MC with a mundane daily life
- an #ownvoices book
- a book with a cover you judge badly (lol)
- a book written by an author from your country
- a book from a genre you think you'd never like
- a romance book from a guy's perspective
- a book with an MC at least 10 years younger or older than you
-a book set in the country you live in
-a book that was banned
-a book that is told from a villain's perspective
-a book that was mentioned in another book you liked
-a book that has the fewest reviews on GR
-the book with the longest title on your list
-a book that is written from 2 different timelines (if that makes sense, like past and present/future...)
-a book that starts with the first letter of your name
-a book that someone recommended to you when you last met her/him (oddly specific)
-a book that hit the screen but turned out bad and/or unsuccessful
- a book which won the 2019 goodreads award
- a book with the character(s) name in the title
- a book that has number(s) in the title
- a book about music
- a book about books (aka, book lovers, libraries, etc.)
- a book about royals
- a book with a (predominantly!) black & white cover
- a historical fiction book feat. a minority as the main character
- a book that starts with a vowel (aka, a, e, i, o, u)
- A book with a specified color cover
- A book that brings back memories
- A book with a certain amount of letter in the title
- The author of the last book you read first book
-a book with a clock on the cover
-a book with a number in the title
-a book by an author who has the same initials as you
-a book you have been putting off reading for a year or more
-a book that a friend has always been trying to get you to read, but you never picked up
- A book with a colorful cover.
- Not so famous author.
- A book with a rhyming title.
-Story of an imaginary place.
- Characters with gifted powers like telepathy
-The last book you marked “want to read” on Goodreads
- A book that matches a taste (ex. If a book was cotton candy sweet which book would match it?)
- A book set in your dream country to visit
-A book that takes place in a highschool
- A book that's in another language
- - a book with flowers on the cover
- a book written by an author whose works you've never read before
- the first book you see from your tbr list when walking into a bookstore
- a book that has something to do with the four elements (water, fire, air, earth)
-A book with an LGBTQ+ main character
•A book with a number as the title
•A book featuring your favorite animal
•The book that has been on your TBR the longest
•A book from a genre you don’t normally read
•A book with a character that has the same name as you
•The first book in a series
•The last book in a series
•A play script
•A book about theatre/a musical/ characters putting on a musical
•A nonfiction book
•Re-read a book you haven’t read in at least 2 years
-If "character x" would read a book what would it be? (Ex. If Sherlock Holmes would read a book what would it be?)
-A book with a 5+ words in the title
-A book that you've been neglecting
-A children's book you think is boring
-A nonfiction about something you have no idea about
-A book with not so good ratings that you think you’d like
-A book one of your favorite character loves
-A book one of your favorite author loves
-A book with a mainly black cover
-A book set in the Victorian era
-A book with your favorite animal on the cover
-A book told from an animal’s point of view
-A book with an unreliable narrator
-A book that connects in some way with your life
-A book set in the decade one of your parents was born in
-A book that had more than 500 pages.
-A book that you can reread that was a favorite
-A book that is an anthology of short stories
-A book which is a sequel of a series
-A book which is a fairy-tale retelling
-The longest book on your tbr list
-A book with an isolation theme
-An LGBTQ+ book outside the "gay" and "lesbian"
-A book that relates to something personal in your life
-Ask a friend to rec you a book, now you have to read it
-A book that you have been putting of reading for forever even though you have it (hide spoiler)]

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[Tessa]

I'm a little confused what you mean by prompts. Can you please explain that to me? Thanks

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Tessa wrote: "I'm a little confused what you mean by prompts. Can you please explain that to me? Thanks"

Sure! Sorry I'm still trying to figure out all the instructions and ideas for this challenge - Do you mean like what type of prompts?
If so then here are some ideas given by the person who suggested this challenge, Herzl (you can also ask her as she might be able to explain better ;))
"- a book with an imaginary country or planet
- a book with a 2020 Pantone classic blue cover
- a book to help you shift your perspective
- a book that will hit the screen in 2020
- a book that takes you back in time
- a collection of short stories
- a book with multiple first person narrators"

The prompts just should be creative and not the usual type of prompt you see to help make it more fun and challenging!
Sorry if this doesn't make any sense :)

[Herzl]

To give you further understanding of the challenge, here are a few more "creative" prompts I can think of as examples:

- a book featuring an MC with a mundane daily life
- an #ownvoices book
- a book with a cover you judge badly (lol)
- a book written by an author from your country
- a book from a genre you think you'd never like
- a romance book from a guy's perspective
- a book with an MC at least 10 years younger or older than you


Any fun prompt you can think of that is not too basic or generic. The goal is to make the TBR hunting more challenging, so that when you find that specific book that matches the prompt, it would be more rewarding :))

[sahrai]

-a book set in the country you live in
-a book that was banned
-a book that is told from a villan’s prospective
Those are the ones I can think of right now

[Tessa]

Oh okay, thanks guys!

[Pecan]

i have some prompt ideas:

-a book that was mentioned in another book you liked
-a book that has the fewest reviews on GR
-the book with the longest title on your list
-a book that is written from 2 different timelines (if that makes sense, like past and present/future...)
-a book that starts with the first letter of your name
-a book that someone recommended to you when you last met her/him (oddly specific)
-a book that hit the screen but turned out bad and/or unsuccessful

[Michihako]

my suggestions :
- a book which won the 2019 goodreads award
- a book with the character(s) name in the title
- a book that has number(s) in the title
- a book about music

[rae ✌️]

+ a book about books (aka, book lovers, libraries, etc.)
+ a book about royals
+ a book with a (predominately!) black & white cover
+ a historical fiction book feat. a minority as the main character
+ a book that starts with a vowel (aka, a, e, i, o, u)

[Zoe]

My suggestions:
- A book with a specified color cover
- A book that brings back memories
- A book with a certain amount of letter in the title
- The author of the last book you read's first book

[mjraves]

-a book with a clock on the cover
-a book with a number in the title
-a book by an author who has the same initials as you
-a book you have been putting off reading for a year or more
-a book that a friend has always been trying to get you to read, but you never picked up

[Amna]

My prompts:
! A book with colorful cover.
! Not so famous author.
! A book having rhyming title.
! Story of a imaginary place.
! Characters with gifted powers like telepathy.

[Jawahir]

- The last book you marked “want to read” on Goodreads
- A book that matches a taste (ex. If a book was cotton candy sweet which book would match it?)
- A book set in your dream country to visit

[V.S]

- A book that takes place in a highschool
- A book that's in another language
- A book with an LGBTQ+ main character

[☀ Kat]

- a book with flowers on the cover
- a book written by an author whose works you've never read before
- the first book you see from your tbr list when walking into a bookstore
- a book that has something to do with the four elements (water, fire, air, earth)

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Oooo all of these prompts sound really great!

I'm going to start a list at the top with all of the prompt ideas in it and will add to it as we get more!

[finn]

Ooh, this challenge sounds super fun!

Here are my ideas:
•A book with a number as the title
•A book featuring your favorite animal
•The book that has been on your TBR the longest
•A book from a genre you don’t normally read
•A book with a character that has the same name as you
•The first book in a series
•The last book in a series
•A play script
•A book about theatre/a musical/ characters putting on a musical
•A nonfiction book
•Re-read a book you haven’t read in at least 2 years

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Grace wrote: "Ooh, this challenge sounds super fun!

Here are my ideas:
•A book with a number as the title
•A book featuring your favorite animal
•The book that has been on your TBR the longest
•A book from a g..."

Looks good I added them to the list!

[Tessa]

-A book with a 5+ words in the title
-A book that you've been neglecting
-A children's book you think is boring
-A nonfiction about something you have no idea about

[Jawahir]

If "character x" would read a book what would it be? (Ex. If Sherlock Holmes would read a book what would it be?)

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Jawahir wrote: "If "character x" would read a book what would it be? (Ex. If Sherlock Holmes would read a book what would it be?)"

Ooo I really like this one!

[☀ Kat]

Jawahir wrote: "If "character x" would read a book what would it be? (Ex. If Sherlock Holmes would read a book what would it be?)"

Ooo that's so fun

[Sanaa Dharamshi]

Love the challenge, here are a few prompts I thought of;

A book with not so good ratings that you think you’d like;

A book one of your favourite character loves;

A book one of your favourite author loves;

A book with a mainly black cover(all my fav books have a mainly black cover:));

A book set in the Victorian era!

[Herzl]

I love reading your awesome suggestions! <3

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List has been updated!

[Michihako]

When will we start doing this anyway? i'm so excited!! xDD

[Sid]

BookLover_30✰ wrote: "Love the challenge, here are a few prompts I thought of;

A book with not so good ratings that you think you’d like;

A book one of your favourite character loves;

A book one of your favourite aut..."

Just checking... is this a challenge, to be accepted

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The first month of this challenge will be April, so I will probably be announcing the prompts that were randomly picked from the prompt list soon so that everyone can start getting books to read!

[Mackenzie :)]

here are some prompts I came up with.
- a book that had more than 500 pages.
-a book that you can reread that was a favorite.

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Cool! I will add them

[Sara]

This is kinda late but you could add it to like the list for May or something, but:
A book that is an anthology of short stories

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Sara wrote: "This is kinda late but you could add it to like the list for May or something, but:
A book that is an anthology of short stories"

Sure! The list can be added to anytime- we just keep on compiling as many prompts as we can so that there are always plenty of options!

[Michihako]

another ideas came up :D
- a book which is a sequel of a series
- a book which is a fairy-tale retelling

[☀ Kat]

- the longest book on your tbr list
- A book with an isolation theme
- An LGBTQ+ book outside the "gay" and "lesbian"
- A book that relates to something personal in your life
- Ask a friend to rec you a book, now you have to read it

here's a few more lol

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Cool! I put them on the list :)

[Dalia]

A book that you have been putting of reading for forever even tho you have it